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russia and china signaled they oppose any new sanctions. the u.s. ambassador to the u.n., susan rice, had this to say. >> the united states's view of this is quite clear. we have condemned the launch. we view it as a direct violation of resolution 1718 and 1874. we think it's important that the council respond cedably and we will be working in that direction. >> warner: three perspectives now on the failed north korean test. charles vick is a ballistic missile expert and senior technical analyst for globalsecurity.org, which assesses weapons programs. and joining him, two former diplomats with long experience dealing with north korea. christopher hill, a career foreign service officer headed the u.s. delegation to the six- party talks with north korea in 2009. he is now the dean of the university of denver's josef korbel school of international studies. and joel witt spent 15 years in the state department and served in several u.s. delegations negotiating with north korea in the 1990s. he is now a visiting fellow at the u.s.-korea institute at johns
russia and china signaled they oppose any new sanctions. the u.s. ambassador to the u.n., susan rice, had this to say. >> the united states's view of this is quite clear. we have condemned the launch. we view it as a direct violation of resolution 1718 and 1874. we think it's important that the council respond cedably and we will be working in that direction. >> warner: three perspectives now on the failed north korean test. charles vick is a ballistic missile expert and senior...
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and when we take a look at that route, you're leaving africa, going through central area, up around china, across the bering strait, i'm assuming you're taking a boat and through the americas. one of those, as i'm noticing, the strait line goes right through iran. how do you get through that? >> i think that -- iran straddles an ancient migration path into central asia and ideally it would be wonderful to set off on foot across iran. i'm going to see what relations are like in the late 2015, hopefully they're well enough, good enough, to allow me to go through iran. >> sreenivasan: if there's a necessary detour, how long does that take to get around? >> it's a big place to walk around. part of the beauty, i think, of this long project is that there are going to be obstacles that i don't know answers to about how to get around them until i get there. and we'll see. sarin dip city a big part of this project. >> sreenivasan: what are the types of steps you've been taking? you've been planning this for a last couple years. visas? immunizations. what else? >> there's a lot of logistical planni
and when we take a look at that route, you're leaving africa, going through central area, up around china, across the bering strait, i'm assuming you're taking a boat and through the americas. one of those, as i'm noticing, the strait line goes right through iran. how do you get through that? >> i think that -- iran straddles an ancient migration path into central asia and ideally it would be wonderful to set off on foot across iran. i'm going to see what relations are like in the late...
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with china because they are a power. because our economy, our economies are related. because there are other relationships that we have in that area. we have a common interest with china in dealing with the threats that exist in the pas civic. stability of korea. one example. the whole issue of being able to have commerce move freely through the oceans in that area. the whole issue of nuclear proliferation. the whole issue of dealing with humanitarian crises and disasters. all of these issues in the pas civic and the possibility that any one of those could develop the kind of challenge that would demand u.s. power to being invoked, that's the reason we've got to focus an emphasis on the pas civic region. >> brown: but when you call for this new emphasis or shift, what would you do now that-- what would you do now that you are not able to do. >> i think the most important thing is obviously maintaining our naval presence out in the pas civic. maintaining our military presence. we have a large military presence, obviously,
with china because they are a power. because our economy, our economies are related. because there are other relationships that we have in that area. we have a common interest with china in dealing with the threats that exist in the pas civic. stability of korea. one example. the whole issue of being able to have commerce move freely through the oceans in that area. the whole issue of nuclear proliferation. the whole issue of dealing with humanitarian crises and disasters. all of these issues...
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we turn to longtime china scholar and journalist orville schell. he now heads the asia society's center on u.s.-china relations. mr. schell, welcome back to the program. what led to bo xilai's downfall? what did he do that earned him such powerful enemies? >> well, i think quite footer from any charges of corruption, which may be proven against him, i think his real affront was he was incredibly flamboyant, and rather than just cultivating a network of support within the leadership, he reached out and started cultivating support amongst sort of the populous, in a very popular or populist manner manner. and this kind of very consensual leadership that we have, where big leader couture is not emphasized, this, i think, was frownd upon and made him stand out, and ultimately, i think, marked him as someone who was going to be indigestible to the central leadership. glern so meanwhile, you have his wife, who was in business as well as a lawyer. how did her activities factor into both of his rise and his fall? >> the thing about every leader in china is
we turn to longtime china scholar and journalist orville schell. he now heads the asia society's center on u.s.-china relations. mr. schell, welcome back to the program. what led to bo xilai's downfall? what did he do that earned him such powerful enemies? >> well, i think quite footer from any charges of corruption, which may be proven against him, i think his real affront was he was incredibly flamboyant, and rather than just cultivating a network of support within the leadership, he...
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>> the thing about every leader in china is some are not corrupt but some are. all have access to the two key ingredients of the ability to become wealthy-- to property, because all property in china is stay owned and leased to individuals, or companies. and on the other hand, to bank loans. every chinese leader has what's called a back network behind it, whether it's family members, friends, people in their political faction. and those people all-- everyone knows they're in that network, and when they are up for a deal, usually that keel will get approved, thrown their way, simply per force of their relationship to the big leader. so his wife was sort of the nexus point between him and whatever deal she was cultivating out in the world at large. and from all that we can tell, there was substantial involvement glerg then we get to neil haywood, the 41-year-old british businessman found dead in his hotel room. who was he? how does he factor in? >> he was a free-booting western businessmen who knew bo xilai when he was mayor of dallian and before he moved to chong
>> the thing about every leader in china is some are not corrupt but some are. all have access to the two key ingredients of the ability to become wealthy-- to property, because all property in china is stay owned and leased to individuals, or companies. and on the other hand, to bank loans. every chinese leader has what's called a back network behind it, whether it's family members, friends, people in their political faction. and those people all-- everyone knows they're in that network,...
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the president raised a north korean issue and iran's nuclear status with china's president today. white house officials said he urged the chinese to try to do more to influence pyongyang. later mr. obama met with dmitri medvedev, president of russia the world's other major nuclear power. the plans for a missile defense system in europe prompted this exchange in a private moment. >> woodruff: slad mere is of course putin, medvedev's predecessor and now his elected successor. russian cooperation also remains key to agreements to reduce super power nuclear arsenals. as well as to resolution of the iranian nuclear issue. as the guessing game over whether israel will strike iran continues. russian and american officials did discuss how to cut their strategic and tactical nuclear arsenal. the president, who has made a nuclear-free world a goal, said this today. >> we have more nuclear weapons than we need. i firmly believe that we can ensure the security of the united states and our allies. >> woodruff: tomorrow's summit- ending communique will focus on the drive to lock down nuclear ma
the president raised a north korean issue and iran's nuclear status with china's president today. white house officials said he urged the chinese to try to do more to influence pyongyang. later mr. obama met with dmitri medvedev, president of russia the world's other major nuclear power. the plans for a missile defense system in europe prompted this exchange in a private moment. >> woodruff: slad mere is of course putin, medvedev's predecessor and now his elected successor. russian...
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so china has about 200. indi about 200. israel about that number. so once you get down, the u.s. and russian arsenals to about 1,000 deployed that's when you can get these other countries in and get them negotiating as well. >> woodruff: how significant that the president was also talking about reducing, steven rademaker, short tactical weapons and nuclear war heads in reserve? is is that significant? >> that's a critically important issue because russia today has more tactical nuclear weapons than strategic nuclear weapons. they have about 10 times as many of those weapons as the united states has. these weapons have been completely ignored inrevious arms control agreements because they're difficult to verify and count. so i think president obama is listening to what he heard from the united states' senate in the debate on the last arms control treaty. he's recognized that if there are to be deeper reductions he has to address the tack nickel nuclear weapons as well. now the problem there is that i used to engage in these discussions with the russians. they have no interest or a
so china has about 200. indi about 200. israel about that number. so once you get down, the u.s. and russian arsenals to about 1,000 deployed that's when you can get these other countries in and get them negotiating as well. >> woodruff: how significant that the president was also talking about reducing, steven rademaker, short tactical weapons and nuclear war heads in reserve? is is that significant? >> that's a critically important issue because russia today has more tactical...
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along with russia, india and china, it's part of the so- calledÑiÑçóñr grit club of rapy developing economies. now this country of 200 million,çó latird america's largest, is demanding to be taken more seriously on the world political stage as well. and today president dilma rousseff was given a cordial welcome by president obama atñm >> i femlz- havexaiÑiçzi suw sighted partner as president rousseff. >> the u.s.-brazil bilateral relations are for brazil a very ihj also...
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china is slowing. europe is still in a debt crisis. internally we are still dealing with the legacy of the financial crisis. we've had basically no policymaking out of congress now for a long time. and to make things even worse, the healthy parts of the economy, and there are quite a few, the healthy parts are not engaging because they're waiting to see how the fiscal cliff and other things are going to work out. so sluggish economy with the risk of stalled speed. >> so ken rogoff, is sluggish the main word you would use? >> i think muhamed el-erian gave a pretty good description of what's going on. i do think next year might look a little better. but i don't think we're going to be having fast growth for a very long time. the uncertainty around the world in europe and the united states, in china is one thing, the huge debt legacy from the financial crisis is another. and the growing government debt. that said, i mean i wouldn't underestimate the upside with the u.s. being such a creative economy. for example, energy prices have fallen
china is slowing. europe is still in a debt crisis. internally we are still dealing with the legacy of the financial crisis. we've had basically no policymaking out of congress now for a long time. and to make things even worse, the healthy parts of the economy, and there are quite a few, the healthy parts are not engaging because they're waiting to see how the fiscal cliff and other things are going to work out. so sluggish economy with the risk of stalled speed. >> so ken rogoff, is...
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come from china. earlier this week in iowa, china agreed to buy a record amount of american soybeans. china is already the top market for u.s. agricultural goods. still, the u.s. trade deficit with china has been a persistent economic and political problem for the two nations. president obama met with xi on tuesday. the next day, speaking in milwaukee, he talked tough on trade with china. >> i'm not going to stand by when our competitors don't play by the same rules. it's not fair when foreign manufacturers have a leg up on ours just because they're getting heavy subsidies from their government. so i directed my administration to create a trade enforcement unit and it's only got one job-- investigating unfair trade practices in countries like china, making sure we've got an even playing field. because when we've got an even playing field, i promise you, nobody is going to out-compete america. >> brown: on the republican campaign trail, china has been a common target. former massachusetts governor mitt
come from china. earlier this week in iowa, china agreed to buy a record amount of american soybeans. china is already the top market for u.s. agricultural goods. still, the u.s. trade deficit with china has been a persistent economic and political problem for the two nations. president obama met with xi on tuesday. the next day, speaking in milwaukee, he talked tough on trade with china. >> i'm not going to stand by when our competitors don't play by the same rules. it's not fair when...
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g he got russia, china, even iran to endorse the peace plan.ve even got syria's tacit approval for the peace plan. now that it collapses, now that this peace initiative collapses, the international community is in a far morete unified state to approach theo security council again and try to get stronger action against the syrian regime. >> brown: and finally, let me ask you about the opposition. you mentioned that they are scattered, i think was your word. i think you've been in touch with some elements of it. with a are they saying about the situation diplomatically and the continuing fighting on the ground? what are you hearing? >> well there's a real disconnect between the syrian opposition, quote unquote, that is abroad and that interfaces with the western diplomats and the arab diplomats. and those opposition activists inside the country. i mean it's kind of sad when you talk to the opposition activists inside the country. they are not really followingy. the politics.ng they are not real he'llot concerned about the diplomatic track anymore. and they're not really that optimistic t
g he got russia, china, even iran to endorse the peace plan.ve even got syria's tacit approval for the peace plan. now that it collapses, now that this peace initiative collapses, the international community is in a far morete unified state to approach theo security council again and try to get stronger action against the syrian regime. >> brown: and finally, let me ask you about the opposition. you mentioned that they are scattered, i think was your word. i think you've been in touch...
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that is china. we heard governor romney say... he cited again and again the need for the united states to take the lead around the world. he said the u.s. should use its great influence to shape events. then he talked about china's recent assertiveness in the pacific region. what would he have the united states do right now to shape events with china? >> well, there has been some bipartisanship on east asia. so the obama administration after flirting with a dierent policyn 20 returned to an emphasis on asia that had been there in the previous administration. there was an emphasis that involved strengthening our alliances with japan and india and presenting to china a clear choice about we will cooperate if they play by the rules of the game, but we will also demand that they play by the rules of the game. that strategy, which obama came to rather late, has been the strategy that we followed in the past. that's the straty that wl follow inhe future. the problem with president obama's pivot to asia is not that he's focusing on asia.
that is china. we heard governor romney say... he cited again and again the need for the united states to take the lead around the world. he said the u.s. should use its great influence to shape events. then he talked about china's recent assertiveness in the pacific region. what would he have the united states do right now to shape events with china? >> well, there has been some bipartisanship on east asia. so the obama administration after flirting with a dierent policyn 20 returned to...
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-china agenda. kenneth lieberthal directs the china center at the brookings institution. he served on the national security council during the clinton administration and sophie richardson is the advocacy director for the asia division of human rights watch. we thank you both for being with us. sophie richardson, do you first. and briefly tell us what is the state of human rights, right now, in china? and has it improved at all in the last few years? >> we're at a point in time where the chinese government has made numerous commitments to uphold and protect rights on paper and indeed the constitution was amended to that effect in 2004. and yet very few of those laws are actually upheld in the... with respect to the use of the death penalty, the lack of due processes, forced disappearances, arbitrary detention. garden variety difficulties when people access justice. i think the gaps between what's on paper and what happens in reality is quite significant still. >> woodruff: how do you size up how the obama administration has done in dealing with this? >> well, the administr
-china agenda. kenneth lieberthal directs the china center at the brookings institution. he served on the national security council during the clinton administration and sophie richardson is the advocacy director for the asia division of human rights watch. we thank you both for being with us. sophie richardson, do you first. and briefly tell us what is the state of human rights, right now, in china? and has it improved at all in the last few years? >> we're at a point in time where the...
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the agreement followed talks in china last week, between u.s. and north korean negotiators. it was the first such meeting since north korea's longtime ruler kim jong il died in december and was succeeded by his son, kim jong un. secretary clinton today called it a reminder that the world is transforming. >> the united states-- i will be quick to add-- still has profound concerns. but on the occasion of kim jong il's death, i said that it is our hope that the new leadership will choose to guide their nation onto the path of peace by living up to its obligations. >> woodruff: this is not the in 1994, former president jimmy carter-- acting for the clinton administration-- brokered a deal for pyongyang to shut down nuclear plants in exchange for u.s. aid in building electrical power plants. the yongbyon plant remained closed until 2002 when both sides accused the other of not living up to the agreement. from there, the north went on to test-fire long-range missiles and conduct its first underground nuclear test. in 2007, the bush administration, along with south korea, russia, c
the agreement followed talks in china last week, between u.s. and north korean negotiators. it was the first such meeting since north korea's longtime ruler kim jong il died in december and was succeeded by his son, kim jong un. secretary clinton today called it a reminder that the world is transforming. >> the united states-- i will be quick to add-- still has profound concerns. but on the occasion of kim jong il's death, i said that it is our hope that the new leadership will choose to...
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china has a vested interest in this being solved. the first time we can go to china and not try to play on humanitarian issues and not to say let's play to your better angels, let's talk about maybe we can all work together to try and figure out a way to influence the government of khartoum for you economically. >> woodruff: john prendergast, when the government of khartoum is losing billions of dollars in revenue in oil, what's in it for them to resale- resolve this. >> to turn the oil tap back on. the tremendous, this moment where both the government of khartoum and the government in sudan and south sudan are in a very very serious hurt. over the next few months as their reserves, their foreign reserves shrink and their currency depreciate united states, hyper flation i inflatig to result and puts both regime at a political risk so they have an interest to get the done. >> woodruff: you've tied it to gas prices right here in this country. would resolving something in one country in the middle of the continent of africa really affec
china has a vested interest in this being solved. the first time we can go to china and not try to play on humanitarian issues and not to say let's play to your better angels, let's talk about maybe we can all work together to try and figure out a way to influence the government of khartoum for you economically. >> woodruff: john prendergast, when the government of khartoum is losing billions of dollars in revenue in oil, what's in it for them to resale- resolve this. >> to turn the...